Astro Pneumatic Tool 1423 1/4" Heavy Duty 13" Hand Riveter

Used to replace some boat rivets. Works great. After selecting correct hole size for rivets there are additional adjustments to be made that make them work better. Pay attention to instruction and experiment with how they’re set up, it’s fairly easy. Did about 30 rivets & worked great, can’t speak to long term/high volume use, seems built well.

I just received this about an hour ago to replace the large Harbor Freight model that had the teeth stripped out trying to set a 1/4" stainless steel rivet. I put this to the same test on the fender of my Wrangler, 4 strokes later, pop, the rivet was set perfectly. This Astro riveter has a mechanical advantage, so it may take twice as many strokes, but even with 1/4" stainless steel it was effortless. Buy with confidence, like all Astro Pneumatic Tools, it works like they say and it is excellent. The smaller size is also a storage benefit.

I needed a very sturdy and compact hand riveter to install structural Cherry rivets in race cars and classic cars that I construct/restore. The compound mechanism of this design reduces the effort required to pull high strength steel rivets up to 1/4" in diameter. Also, the many different sized nose bushings help get a great rivet grip and the adjustable nose allows for different arm spreads. I have used this company's products for over 40 years and this unit does not disappoint.

Astro Pneumatic is a high quality affordable rivet tool that will get the job done. Needed a 1/4” tool to set rivets for a power window regulator repair. Takers 5-6 pumps to pop the stainless steel rivets that I used. This tool did a great job. The only issue was that the nose was not long enough to set a rivet where the window glass connects to the regulator. Used a bolt for that. Would recommend this tool for quality, price, vale and easy to use.

No complaints about this riveter. It's easy to use, fairly compact, and supports a large variety of "blind" or "pop" rivet sizes and materials, though I have not tried 1/4" SS rivets. If you're looking for a high quality hand riveter that can handle larger sizes and stronger materials, look no further. The riveter is certainly optimized for versatility over speed—a trade-off for greater mechanical advantage. Thus, it may take multiple compressions of the handles to install a single rivet. If you're doing a lot of small rivets and value speed over power, this riveter may not be for you. The riveter is made in China.

Good product. Worked as it should. I use it with 3/16 inch stainless steel rivets. Some of the cheaper riveters that I used could not handle the job.

Works better than any pop riveter I've ever used, and I used many in my life many with disappointment. I would buy again but I seriously doubt I will ever have to...

Wow, I was in a jam, but this Astro 1/4" heavy duty riveting tool fortunately got me out of it. I mean, I was trying to find some way of securing the three mounting legs of this attic vent fan onto the thin aluminum housing. Well, sheet metal screws were certainly not the answer as they would typically strip out due to the thin aluminum housing. In addition, there was no option of using bolts, lock washers and nuts either as there was no quick and easy way of gaining access from behind the housing. This was where the Astro 1/4" heavy duty riveting tool came into play as the three holes in the housing were slightly larger than 1/4" in diameter. Well, because I was dealing with an obviously confined space, the relatively short handles of the Astro 1/4" heavy duty riveting tool made this job workable. Yes, I was able to securely fasten each of the three legs of the attic vent fan onto the thin aluminum housing using nothing but 1/4" X 3/8" steel rivets (which I also purchased from Amazon). You know, that Astro 1/4" heavy duty riveting tool had surely paid for itself that day! Oh yes, that is undoubtedly a well constructed and quality 1/4" riveter by the way, and something that I will cherish for years to come. If you're looking for an exceptionally good 1/4" riveting tool at a very affordable price, I would highly recommend this one!

Excellent Product at the right price, does the job with ease as long as you have enough space to work with it. Good built solid.

pierwsze wrażenia pozytywne, stalowe nity 6,4 mm bez problemu.

Recomiendo esta herramienta es muy práctica cómoda y con gran fuerza. Me encantó

Sólida y potente. Como pequeño defecto, en algunas ocasiones, una vez colocado el remache el vástago se queda enganchado en el interior del aparato, y hay que desmontar el cabezal para exrtraerlo. No és complicado, pero resulta un tanto molesto

I was doing some gutter down pipe riveting with a normal 250 mm size hand riveter with 4.8 mm diameter aluminium rivets and it was a real challenge with just one had. Ordered the Astro riveter to complete the job and the contrast was amazing. It handled the 4.8 mm diameter rivets perfectly. Really a great tool for larger jobs. The bottle for catching the rivet pins after riveting is very useful.